Human rights reports and publications
Jean-Tobie Okala An electrical fire nearly reduced the Fataki General Hospital, located 85 kilometers north of Bunia in Ituri province, to ashes. Thanks to the prompt intervention of MONUSCO’s Nepalese peacekeepers, the worst…
Jacques Miroza The MONUSCO Child Protection Section, in collaboration with the Network of Civil Society Organizations Fighting against the Recruitment and Use of Children by Armed Forces and Groups (ROSCCRESGA), organized a…
Marylène Seguy The International Day of the Girl was marked on 14 October in Goma by the BI-ESTHER Foundation, with support from MONUSCO’s Gender Section. Around fifty young girls from various local organizations took part in…
Jean-Tobie Okala Amid the rapid evolution of digital and financial technologies, MONUSCO is intensifying its support to Congolese judicial institutions. Since 13 October, a specialized training session has been taking place…
Jean-Tobie Okala Restored bridges, a refurbished farm road and newly installed solar streetlights. MONUSCO officially handed over several Quick Impact Projects on 14 October 2025 to local authorities and community…
Jean-Tobie Okala The MONUSCO Force opened fire on Tuesday, 14 October 2025, to prevent armed elements of the CODECO group from attacking displaced persons in the villages of Ndachulu, Maze and Largu, in Djugu territory, Ituri…
Jean-Tobie Okala A campaign to break taboos To mark World Mental Health Day, celebrated every 10 October, MONUSCO supported several awareness activities in Djugu territory and the city of Bunia, in Ituri province. The…
Didier Vignon Dossou-Gbakon Bunia, 10 October 2025 – After two weeks of intensive exercises, 120 members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) completed, on Friday 10 October 2025, a specialized…
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Olukemi Ibikunle, a Nigerian corrections officer serving with MONUSCO, is helping transform prisons into places that uphold dignity and foster peace. Combining her experience in…
Jean-Tobie Okala After several years of intercommunal tensions, members of the Hema and Lendu communities in four groupings of Djugu territory are once again living in an atmosphere of calm. Through a locally driven dialogue…
Jean-Tobie Okala The offices of Gender, Family and Children Affairs, Social Affairs and Youth Coordination now have a new functional headquarters in Oicha, the chief town of Beni Territory, in North Kivu. This project, funded…
Kinshasa, 3 October 2025 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) strongly condemns the resurgence of violence on 2 October in Djugu territory, Ituri Province…